Karaj Islamic Azad University is probably the most populated branch of Islamic Azad University which was established in Karaj in 1984 . It started its activities with 500 students who studied in 7 fields of study. Nowadays this big university complex consists of 11 faculties, 1 high college, 1 technical college and 1 educational center and 3 research centers. In the beginning of 2011, about 30,000 students studied in this branch of Islamic Azad University. Wikipedia.